PROGRAM
- Welcome
Alanah Odoms, ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director - John Lewis’s Legacy
Edgar Dooky Chase, III - Voting Down the Ballot & Raffle Prizes
Demario Davis, Saints Linebacker & Criminal Legal Reform Activist - ACLU of Louisiana Matching Challenge and Gucci Changemakers Scholars Award
Alanah Odoms - Film Screening
John Lewis Good Trouble
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VOTER RESOURCES
Know Your Voting Rights
Our rights are on the ballot, and we need to vote like it. Whether you’re transgender, formerly incarcerated, or voting for the first time, the ACLU of Louisiana has a comprehensive voter information hub with everything you need to vote like your rights depend on it, including the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
Know Your DA Candidates
The election for Orleans Parish district attorney on Nov. 3 is a historic opportunity to shape the city’s priorities on racial disparities in sentencing, prosecutorial practices, and bail reform and help end mass incarceration. Make sure you know the candidates' positions on key civil liberties and civil rights issues. Visit our Orleans Parish DA candidate dashboard, and save the date and stay tuned for more information ahead of the December 5 runoff election!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT: SUPPORT ACLU OF LOUISIANA TODAY
The ACLU of Louisiana defends basic freedoms, every day, for everyone in Louisiana. Our work is fueled by the collective generosity of community members like you. From now through December, collective gifts up to $25,000 will be matched by a generous donor. Help us meet our goal by making a gift, in any amount, at www.laaclu.org/give.
THE EDGAR “DOOKY” JR. & LEAH CHASE FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Edgar “Dooky” Jr. & Leah Chase Family Foundation cultivates and supports historically disenfranchised organizations by making significant contributions to education, cultural arts and social justice. The legacy of Edgar and Leach Chase lives on through their family, restaurant, and the community they served, The Foundation serves as a conduit to continue their efforts and support others who embody the same passion and values.
The Edgar “Dooky “ Chase Jr and Leah Chase Family Foundation proudly announces the Coach Wayne Reese, Sr Closing the Academic Gap Grant Program. The program will officially launch at the beginning of 2021, stay tuned for additional details.
GUCCI CHANGEMAKERS SCHOLARS AWARD: SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
The Gucci Changemakers Scholars Award was created with the aim of forging a more diverse fashion industry for the future. Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as those studying marketing, art, film, communications, merchandising, and other related fashion fields within New Orleans at an accredited community college or four-year university, are encouraged to apply. Each awardee will receive up to $20,000 based on their financial need. Apply here.
ACLU of Louisiana is a proud 2020 recipient of the Gucci Changemakers Impact Fund award, and Gucci Changemakers is a lead sponsor of our John Lewis: Good Trouble drive-in. Thank you, Gucci, for your impact on our New Orleans community!
JUSTICE LAB: PUTTING RACIST POLICING ON TRIAL
Louisiana has the largest ratio of police officers to residents of any state and has the highest incarceration rate in the country. We are a microcosm of the structural flaws that plague this nation’s criminal “injustice” system. To put racist policing on trial and advance state-wide advocacy around divesting from police and reinvesting in social services, ACLU of Louisiana launched Justice Lab. Through Justice Lab we are leading more than 40 law firms and 18 law school legal clinics from across the country in marshaling their resources to bring legal actions intended to stop racially discriminatory policing practices. Our aim is to take hundreds of cases over the next several years, and to represent plaintiffs in every corner of the state. In addition, we are giving folks who we cannot represent the option to participate in a robust storytelling effort that advances our advocacy goals. Our aim is to establish a litigation, storytelling, and advocacy blueprint that centers directly impacted people for every other state in the nation.
If you have experienced racist policing in Louisiana we want to hear from you. Contact us at justicelab@laaclu.org or call 504-522-0628
Learn more about Justice Lab
